Texts:

Required:

A Greek New Testament (either 3rd or 4th edition of the United
Bible Societies' Greek New Testament or the 26th or 27th
editions of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece)
Wallace's The Basics of New Testament Syntax
Kubo's A Reader's Greek-English Lexicon
Metzger's Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek

Suggested:

Danker's A Greek-English Lexicon of the N.T. and Other Early
Christian Literature (4th Revised ed.)
Holman & Broadman Verb Chart
Friberg and Friberg's Analytical Greek New Testament
Rienecker and Rogers' Linguistic Key to the Greek New Testament
Han's A Parsing Guide to the Greek New Testament
Gingrich's Shorter Lexicon to the Greek New Testament

Course Description

This course will focus on improving reading skills in Koiné
Greek. To accomplish this, three methodologies will be employed.
First, students will read the Gospel of John in Greek aloud in
class, preparing each lesson throughly. Second, students will
memorize vocabulary words that are frequently used in the Greek
New Testament. Third, students will review the major points of
Greek grammar. In line with this, students will be introduced to
the concept of discourse grammar and how it affects the
traditional approach to Greek grammar.

Course Objectives

To improve the student's ability to read and understand Koiné
Greek.

To impart a better understanding of the Gospel of John.

To teach Greek vocabulary for frequently used words.

To review the fundimentals of Greek grammar.

To help the student understand the significance of Greek
grammar as it affects understanding and exegesis.

To introduce a discourse perspective to Greek grammar and
semantics.

Attendance and Tardies

Attendance in class is mandatory; it will be part of the
basis for the grade given. If you cannot attend for good reason,
either notify me beforehand or as soon as possible afterward. This applies even if you have an excused absence. You will be
expected to do all work of any classes missed, except for pop
quizzes and daily homework. If you do not intend to attend
regularly, kindly withdraw from the class now.

Do NOT miss class simply because you do not have an
assignment finished. Do NOT miss class if you can possibly come;
save any absences for sickness or death in the family. If you
have an extended illness, please contact me to let me know.

Kindly try to be in class on time. If you are consistently
tardy for no good reason, I reserve the right to count three
tardies as an absence.

If you have to leave early, please inform me before class.
Do not schedule extra work, doctor's appointments, etc. during
class time if at all possible. If you are too frequent in
leaving early, I reserve the right to count early departures as a
partial absence, adversely affecting your grade.

Absences may be excused if you bring me documentation that
you were hospitalized, ill with a contagious disease, involved in
an accident, on school business (up to five hours), or there was
a death in the immediate family. More than six hours of
unexcused absences will result in your being dropped from the
course with either a W or an F at my discretion. You may pay a
fine and petition to be reinstated. Additional unexcused
absences will result in your being dropped without future
reinstatement. No credit will be given for a course in which
absences, both excused and unexcused, total more than 25% of the
hours of the course (i.e., as many as 11 class hours, counting
each class as 1 hour). Should you approach this limit, you will
be asked to withdraw from the course. I reserve the right to
drop you from the course as a warning once you have at least 9
total absences. If you are dropped for any reason, reinstatement
is not guaranteed and will be granted only if a plan for success
is presented. Note well: Absences may adversely affect your
grade, as outlined below under the topic Grades.

Office Hours

I will be in my office fifteen hours during the week as outlined
above. If you have class conflicts with my office hours, you can
schedule another time with me. Appointments during office hours
will be given precedence over drop-ins, but if you need to see me
about something and don't have an appointment, come on up to my
office and I will try to squeeze you in. If you need help,
please use my office hours. You may also see me both before and
after class as time permits. I will be available for extended
conferences after class hours if it does not interfere with
another class or chapel. No appointment will usually be
necessary to see me at this time. If I am not in my office at
office hours after a class, check my last classroom to see if a
student has detained me.

Assignments, Assessment, and Grades

Assessment of whether the objectives have been met will be
based on the student's performance on homework and tests assigned
by the teacher and on the student's ability to read Greek in
class.

Your grade for the class will be based on four major exams
(including the final exam), weekly vocabulary quizzes,
attendance, preparation to read in class, and pop quizzes and
reports over the reading in Greek grammar. On occasion, half
quizzes or double quizzes may be given, with two half quizzes
counting as one pop quiz, and a double quiz counting as two
quizzes. If more than ten pop quizzes are given, only the
highest ten scores will be counted. Reports on the grammar
reading should include a paragraph about what the student learned
new or relearned, together with one to three questions about
things that the student did not understand from the reading.
Exam questions can come from the lectures or assigned readings
from either the textbooks or the New Testament. A significant
portion of each exam will involve a literal translation of a
Greek text. The final exam will cover material from the whole
course.

Class will be excused for students attending the World
Missions Workshop. Students will be expected to attend
at least a one hour class for each hour missed and turn in a one-
page report on the class attended. The reports will count as
attendance grades.

Ten points will be given for attendance. One point will be
deducted for each class missed, including those missed for
illness. The only exception to this will be those who miss on
official school business and have an official notice to this
effect; up to five such absences will not count against the
student's grade if the student has no unexcused absences. Two
grace days will be given to all students to allow for absences
due to illness and excused absences for official school business.
Note well: Grace days will be applied first to excused absences.

Bonus points may be assigned in the future for extra reading
in grammars. Your final grade will be A, B, C, D, or F. An A
will be given for an average of 100-90, a B for 89-80, a C for
79-70, a D for 69-60, and an F for any average below 60.

All work is expected to be turned in on time. If for some
reason you cannot make the due date, please ask my permission to
turn the work in late. Late homework is not accepted, since the
answers will often be given in class. Missed vocabulary quizzes
should be taken within one week in order to receive full credit;
otherwise, expect to have your grade on them docked by one-half
the total value of the quiz.

Students who are absent on exam days with good reason may
schedule a make-up exam within the next week. You must ask to
take a make-up exam.

Students who score less than a 70 on a major exam may petition to
retake the exam within a week after grades are returned on it.
The highest grade on any retake exam will be 70. Once again, you
must ask to retake an exam. There will be no retakes on the
final exam. Study hard for it.

Class Reading:

Students will be expected to prepare to read aloud the Greek text
and their own literal English translation of it in class. The
order of reading will be random, chosen by computer, so students
should prepare the whole selection every day. Reading will be
graded as prepared, ill-prepared, unprepared, or on an 8 point
scale. Students may use any helps they choose outside of class
to prepare the reading, but in the class the only books permitted
are the Greek text and Kubo's lexicon. Specifically, I do NOT
want to see open English Bibles, translations on loose paper, or
interlinears of any type, including any hand-written interlinears
in the student's Greek text!

Academic Integrity Policy

Because Ohio Valley University expects students to follow the
highest standards of honorable conduct in all areas of life, it
is essential that students maintain high standards of academic
integrity. Cheating, plagiarizing (whether intentionally
misrepresenting another's work as one's own or failing to follow
appropriate requirements of documentation), and helping others to
cheat or plagiarize are all violations of these standards.
Students who engage in these behaviors will face appropriate
consequences, which could include failing the assignment in
question, failing the course, or being dismissed from the
University. A student who believes that he or she is being treated
unjustly may file an appeal with the Provost; the student must
initiate the appeal within 48 hours after receiving notification
of the consequence. Appeal procedures are available in the
office of the Provost.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's work as
your own, whether you mean to or not. Copying or paraphrasing
passages from another writer's work without acknowledging that
you've done so is plagiarism. Translating passages from another
writer's work in another language without acknowledging that
you've done so is plagiarism. Copying another writer's work
without putting the material in quotation marks is plagiarism,
even if credit is given. Allowing another writer to write any
part of your essay is plagiarism.

Plagiarism is a serious crime. The maximum penalty at OVU
is expulsion from the University.

Plagiarism is easy to avoid. Simply acknowledge the source
of any words, phrases, or ideas that you use. If you're not sure
how to quote or paraphrase a source or if you need help with the
format of endnotes or bibliographies, check with me. While you
can (and in fact should) seek the help and advice of friends,
classmates, and tutors, be sure that your written work is
completely your own.

Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

If you have a diagnosed disability and need special
accommodations, please notify the Office of the Provost before or
immediately after your first scheduled class meeting. After your
disability has been verified, notify your instructor, who will
work with you and the Office of the Provost to insure that you
have a fair opportunity to perform in the course.

Mission Statement of Ohio Valley University:

At Ohio Valley University, we seek to transform lives in a
Christ-centered academic community that integrates higher
learning, biblical faith, and service to God and humanity.